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00:12

Hanshin Tigers Legend Yoshio Yoshida Dies at 91

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2025/02/04

Yoshio Yoshida, former player and then manager of the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball team in western Japan, died of a stroke early Monday, the team announced Tuesday. He was 91 years old.

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00:14

Japan Crown Prince to Visit Thailand in Late Feb.

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2025/02/04

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino will visit Thailand on Feb. 26-28 to receive an honorary doctorate from Naresuan University, his 12th from a Thai university, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.

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00:14

KKR Raises Tender Offer Price for Fuji Soft

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2025/02/04

U.S. investment fund KKR said Tuesday that it will raise the purchase price of its ongoing tender offer for Japanese system developer Fuji Soft Inc. to 9,850 yen per share from 9,451 yen.

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00:08

Event Held in Brazil to Promote Japan-Made Low-Cost Rice

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2025/02/04

A tasting event was held in Sao Paulo in Brazil on Monday to promote Japan-made rice with cheaper production costs.

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00:13

Ishiba to Visit U.S. from Thurs. for Summit with Trump

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2025/02/04

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit the United States for three days from Thursday for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday.

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00:11

44 Pct in Japan Feel They Have Stake in Surname...

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2025/02/04

Forty-fourpctof Japanese people have thought of discussions regarding the surnames of married couples as something that may affect them, a survey by the Cabinet Office showed Tuesday.

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00:12

Attacker Kimura Denies Intent to Kill Ex-PM Kishida

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2025/02/04

A 25-year-old man accused of attempted murder and other charges for throwing an explosive at then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April 2023 denied Tuesday any intent to kill him.

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00:08

BOJ Ueda Says Japanese Economy in State of Inflation

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2025/02/04

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Tuesday that Japan's economy is in a state of inflation, not deflation.

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00:15

Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel File Brief in Suit against...

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2025/02/04

Nippon Steel Corp. and United States Steel Corp. on Monday jointly filed an opening brief in their administrative lawsuit against former U.S. President Joe Biden's order to block the Japanese steelmaker's plan to acquire the U.S. peer.

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00:13

Sapporo Snow Festival Kicks Off

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2025/02/04

An iconic annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo, the capital of the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, on Tuesday, featuring a total of 202 snow and ice sculptures at three venues.

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00:10

Ex-MUFG Bank Worker Served New Warrant over Safe...

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2025/02/04

Tokyo police Tuesday served another arrest warrant on a former MUFG Bank employee who had been held on suspicion of stealing from customers' safe deposit boxes.

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00:10

Paris Gives Honorary Citizenship to Antiwhaling...

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2025/02/04

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo gave honorary citizenship Monday to antiwhaling activist Paul Watson, who is internationally wanted for obstructing Japanese research whaling.

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00:11

Record Snow Strikes Southeastern Hokkaido

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2025/02/04

The southeastern part of Hokkaido saw record snow from Monday evening to Tuesday morning as a developing low-pressure system over the Sea of Japan approached the northernmost Japan prefecture.

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00:13

Japan to Allow Firms to Hold Online-Only Shareholder...

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2025/02/04

Japanese Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Tuesday that he will seek advice from the Legislative Council on the idea of revising the companies law to fully allow businesses to hold online-only shareholders' meetings.

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00:11

Japan's Food Exports Hit Record High for 12th...

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2025/02/04

Japan's exports of agricultural, fishery and food products in 2024 hit a record high for the 12th consecutive year, agriculture ministry data showed Tuesday.

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00:13

U.S. Fund Seeks Fuji Media Adviser Hieda's...

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2025/02/04

U.S. investment firm Dalton Investments, a major shareholder in Fuji Media Holdings Inc., sought the resignation of Hisashi Hieda, executive managing adviser of the Japanese firm, in a letter dated Monday.

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00:12

Trump Tariffs Shock Japanese Automakers

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2025/02/03

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose 25pcttariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada has sent shock waves through Japanese automakers operating in the two U.S. neighbors.

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00:12

JA Zenchu to Halt Use of New System over Huge Costs

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2025/02/03

Japan's Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, or JA Zenchu, plans to suspend the use of a newly developed information system due to huge costs, people familiar with the matter said Monday.

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00:15

Ex-LDP Accountant Not to Testify before Parliament

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2025/02/03

A former accountant for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has told the secretariat of the House of Representatives that he will not appear before the lower parliamentary chamber for unsworn testimony over the party's slush funds scandal, LDP officials said Monday.

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00:11

Japanese-Made AI Buddha to Make Debut in Bhutan

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2025/02/03

An artificial intelligence-based chatbot will start answering questions from Buddhist viewpoints in English in Bhutan, its developers including a Kyoto University professor said Monday.

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